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Sunday’s Sloppy Seconds: Ole Miss tanks, LSU sucks and more

Sloppy Joe — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:47:06 +0000

So the first weekend of college football finally arrived, and it did not disappoint. I’ll just cover some highlights and offer up some opinions on what we’ve seen and learned so far. The best part is the weekend isn’t over- more games today and tomorrow still to come, including Boise State vs. Virginia Tech. But on to what has already happened.

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Thursday in Review 9/2/10

Bones — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:55:33 +0000

Thoughts and ramblings on the first round of games, courtesy of a misanthrope (look it up!) with DirecTV (Side note: Rankings here represent the AP Poll, so the Southern Cal game can be included)…

Marshall-7, #2 Ohio State-45

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News from the “Who really cares?” file

Bones — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:40:55 +0000

If you ever needed proof that time is relative, look no further than the week before college football starts back. Time has slowed down to an intolerable crawl, and even the baseball highlights are getting recycled into an unimaginative mash of “Stephen Strasburn hurt his arm OMG!!11!!one!!” Look, I might be the only writer on this blog who likes baseball, and I find that uninteresting. The season starts in a little more than a day (It’s about midnight here on the East Coast) and all the preview magazines and articles have exhausted their sources and their readers. As a result, all we have is this awesome news flash out of Alabama: Mark Ingram will miss the Tide’s first game!

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A Compelling Reason For BYU To Stay In The MWC

Sloppy Joe — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:43:11 +0000

As if this hasn’t been discussed enough, here’s a compelling reason for BYU to stay in the MWC: Texas. Hear me out. It’s no secret that Texas is by far the largest generator of college athletics revenue. Second place Ohio State isn’t even $20 million away. And this is why it’s no secret Texas is going to be an independent just as soon as they have their network up and running. This should not be any shock to anyone familiar with college sports. But if you thought this summer had a crazy domino avalanche of conference speculation, wait until Texas breaks up the Big XII.

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MWC and C-USA could this be the beginning of something?

Chris — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:26:33 +0000

College football expansion is still a hot topic even though right now the big question is whether or not BYU is singing a Clash song in its head; “Should I stay or Should I go.” There is however a question that is on the horizon and will soon be a story that will gain some momentum in the coming months; it is the alliance between the Mountain West and Conference USA. Could this be the start of something bigger as C-USA and the MWC go into a closed room and hammer out a non-aggression pact. As the two little guys on the “commish” totem pole attempt to gain access to the BCS.

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Further evidence of prejudice against offensive linemen

Bones — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:34:38 +0000

Don’t read too much into the title, it’s just a joke.

Just a quick one here, folks. Perhaps you haven’t heard, but an Oregon State lineman got kicked off the team for being naked in another person’s apartment. Sure it’s funny to those of us who are casual observers, but this is a fairly serious offense. I mean, it was bad enough to get kicked off the team, which is apparently a realm that drunk driving and assaulting other players hasn’t lapsed into yet. Maybe it’s just that this kid wasn’t a top 100 recruit, or big-name player and thus wasn’t really worth cooking up more than one excuse for.

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Everything You Need To Know About BYU Football Independence

Sloppy Joe — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:21:00 +0000

Ok, I went to BYU, so just throwing that out there to start. I worked 2 years at the school paper in advertising and BYU athletics was my client. I have seen football practices, met the marketing directors and met Tom Holmoe, the Athletic Director. This is coming from someone who actually understands a thing or two about BYU, its football program, and the Church that owns it. I’ve been watching this story closely to see how it all turns out as I believe it will significantly affect the college football landscape. I have read tons of stories and lots of comments on those stories. Some people just don’t get it. So for you people who say stupid things like “BYU is jealous of Utah so they are leaving the MWC,” well, this is for you.

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Preseason Polls Purportedly Possess Purpose

Bones — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:49:56 +0000

Apologies to everyone for the title, it seemed like a good idea at the time, I swear.

Any hoo, yesterday (August 21) the second major poll in college football was released for public consumption. Sure, there was nothing in the way of surprises (defending champion Alabama #1? Really? How daring!), but the release of these polls always creates some consternation among the college football community. Before I begin spouting inane bile, allow me to state that I see nothing egregiously wrong with the first AP poll. I agree with the positioning of just about every team in the poll, and any quibbles I have with the current AP rankings involve stuff like tweaking the team at #15 and moving them up a spot or two, moving #20 down a spot, bumping #24 to #23, etc. So…yeah, petty stuff.

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TCU’s Fate In Conference Expansion

Sloppy Joe — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:10:45 +0000

Lots of people talk about BYU and what they are up to and its impact on the conference expansion talks. But what about the best remaining committed team to the MWC, TCU? They have been to a BCS bowl, had an undefeated season and come from holy recruiting grounds in college football. They should not be taken lightly. Remember that post about Gary Patterson knowing something we don’t know? Let me tell you what it is: TCU to the SEC.

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BYU is sealing itself for a BCS Bowl

Chris — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:06:40 +0000

……And you thought realignment talk would cease with the opening of the College football season upon us? Sorry but it is not done. Sloppy Joe and Nellie have already had a take on this basically believing that BYU would be wise in claiming independency and joining the ranks of Notre Dame, Army, and Navy.

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